11.19.23 - Count Your Blessings Not Your Worries

As we prepare to gather with loved ones for Thanksgiving, we look at giving thanks and its role in scripture and in our lives. Mentioned over 150 times in one form or another, giving thanks to God for everything is the antidote for anxiety, and yields a life that is filled with peace and even joy in the face of even challenging circumstances. Jesus promises that we need not worry: He’s got His eyes on the sparrows, and we matter a whole lot more than them! And the word for thanksgiving in Greek? Eucharist! 

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